Ferrari’s first mid-engine production car, the Dino 206, launched in January 1969. Named after Enzo Ferrari’s son, Alfredino, and styled by Pininfarina with coachwork by Scaglietti, the all-new Dino was a departure from Ferrari’s big V-12 grand tourers. Power came from a compact, race-derived, 2.0-liter V-6 mounted transversely behind the cabin. Aimed squarely at the Porsche 911, the Dino set new performance and handling standards for small-capacity sports cars.

After just 150 Dino 206 GTs were built, the more powerful and refined 246 GT debuted in March 1969. Produced in L, M, and E series—denoting the first through third generations—a total of 3,761 units were made, including both coupes and spiders. The L models, limited to just 357 units and identified by their center-locking wheels, slim quarter bumpers extending into the front grille opening, and headrests mounted on the rear bulkhead, are widely regarded as the rarest and most coveted of the series.

This well-preserved, early-production Dino 246 GT was manufactured on 26 September 1969, and came finished from the factory in Rosso Dino over Nero upholstery, according to a copy of a Ferrari Heritage Certificate on file. It was delivered new to Motor S.a.S., the Ferrari dealership in Bologna, in October 1969 and was later sold to its first owner, Italo Drago of Pizzoli, L’Aquila. The accompanying Italian registration booklet confirms that the car’s second owner, Nicola Pozzolini of Lanciano, Chieti, acquired it in June 1978. He would retain the Ferrari for 24 years, after which it would be sold to the third owner in 2002, one Pascal Maeter in London. Copies of correspondence and service invoices on file indicate that Mr. Maeter went to great lengths to document the car’s history and ensure it was properly maintained and sympathetically restored throughout his 11 years of ownership, also showing it occasionally at events. The car next passed to Gottlieb Leusch of Monheim am Rhein, Germany. He would own the car from 2013 until 2024, after which it was exported to the United States.

Presenting in well-preserved condition, this coveted early-production Dino 246 GT is now offered with manuals in a leather pouch, a period sales brochure, a Ferrari-branded yellow wiping cloth, tools, and a history file with copies of previous owner registrations, service invoices, correspondence, and a Ferrari Heritage Certificate.